Desk leg glide shoe



w. R. DARNr-:LL

DESK LEG GLIDE: SHOE Filed Sept.

oct. zo, 1931;

wen for Patented ct.' `20, 19131' DESKy LEG eLrnE-Jsrron Application filedA september 16,1929. serialzloiaeaesa.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved construction for a glide' shoe for legs of furniture such as desks and the t. f like. c

'' A further object is to provide an improved glide shoe which has a smoothbottom surface to facilitate sliding on a iioor or floor cover ing and which has smoothl rounded cor- M- ners and edges to prevent injury to other i objects.

Still another. object is to provide .an improved glide shoe having its lo-wer portionk drawn out of la sheet of metal and its upper v y portion formed by pressing the metal, the upper portion being provided with slits at the corners of the shoe to allow for slight variations of dimension in the leg or ferrule on* which the shoe is tofbe mounted.A y

` Another object of the invention is to pro# vide a glide shoe arranged to frictionally engage an object, the shoe being of smaller inside dimension at its top than at its bottom so that when in place it will it'snugly and will not easily drop off.

' Another and further object is to provide a glide shoe so designed as to prevent the accu mulation of dirt and moisture on account olf having a. particularly close lit at its top to the object on which it is mounted.

A further object is to provide a glide shoe which can be easily removed and replaced.

With these and other objects in View, my invention consists in the construction, arl A rangement and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out inmy claimsk v and illustrated by the accompanying drawings2 in which:

Flgure 1 is a perspective view of a por- ,tion .of a desk equipped with my improved glide shoe.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective viewy of one form of glide shoe. Y

Figure 3 is a side elevation of a portion of a e desk leg ferrule, one of the glide shoes-being `shown, in section, in'position for mounting thereon. y Figure 4 is a sectional view showing a shoe Y in place on a desk leg ferrule.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the form of shoe y 0 'shown in Figure 2.

. Figure Gis a perspectiveview-of a slightly:V modified form of the glide shoe. .i .l v {.F'gure .Tis a sectional viewshowng; the modified formof shoe in positionfor use on adesk leg. l

(rhis, glide She@ is especially designed ier, use on an article of furniture such asa vdesk 10 having Llegs 12 which in this vvinstancejare square' in cross-section. l'The legs; 12 usually f areproviledwith metalferrules 14,` at their lower' Sends, which somewhat tapering. y n 1, The `shoe according tothe showing in Fig-r --sometimes vare formed ures :1.to 5 inclusiveis formedg from a sheet Vof y65 Suitable 'metal Such as brass, preferably Sim-V ilarto the`v ferrules of the desklegs'on which the shoes are to be used.

VTh metal is pressed andv partially drawn to'form the shoe, whichjhasabottom 16 and four sidewalls 18.l

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Y BecauseI `of Ithis .method of i the* shoe is integrallyformed and the .four 'walls 18 thereofzare continuous andiwithout breaks in-thir lOWeI portions VThe upperportonsofV adj acent walls7 however, areseparatedby, slots or notches 2()y extending partway down firlom the topatthe respective corners of the s oe.y

The walls are `pressed so asto'slope wardly `somewhat y atk their y upperinargins, as clearlyy shown. in Figures 3 and 75. fIn other words',` the shoehasa less` insidedimensionv at itsftopthan at' its bottom.,` rllhis causes the slots or notchesjQOto be open to greater extentattheir. lowergthanat their upperends. as indicated particularly in Figure2.

':By thisarrangement aresilient wall constructionis provided and the upper portions of the walls 18 are permitted to spring outwardlyl underpressure, by afurtherV opening :oftheupper ends of the slots` or notchestQO,

"The'tapered lower endr of the ferrule 14 is Lsmaller than the normalA dimension of the upper end ofthe shoe to bev usedthereon.

f .The shoe can be placed beneath lthe leg, `as

vindicated in Figure 3,-'with lthe lowerf end ofthe .ferrule resting on the 'upper yend of .c the shoe. VThenpressureis applied upwardeon etT

lylon'the s hoeror downwardlypnthe desk,'j V- `tocause the shoe to be forced into place on the ferrule, the walls 18 springing out somewhat along the surfaces of the ferrule.

i This gives a Very easy and convenient method of mounting the shoe, which is held in position solely by the frictional contact of its wallswith the object such as leg ferrule.

The lower surface of the bottom 16 is smooth, and. it may be slightly' convexif desired.V lThis provides anfeasy sliding con'- tact with la floor or floor covering.

VIt will be noted from Figures and lthate` the corners betweenthe bottom 16"'and Vwalls 18V are nicely rounded, and fromsigure'5- that the lower unslitted portions of the corners between adjacent walls 18 are also rounded. This prevents injury to they floor or to other objects which may be contacted by theshoe. v-

The tight frictional fit of the upper edges of the'walls of the, shoel insures that Vthe'idevice will be held in place, and also" prevents the entrance of dirt,fwater or other subi stances.

The corner openings 2Ov help to provide the required resilience and also servetocomiY pensate for some variation in the dimensions of the ferrules or furniture legs with which theshoe may be used.

`According to the form shown in Figures 6 and?, the bottom member 16 of the shoe I is of considerably-'greater area than the spacey enclosed bythe upper portions of the sideV walls 18. The bottom `16 and -Walls 18': are connected by a bulging portion designated by theV numeral 22 which projects "outwardly a material distance at the. bottom ofthe shoe. Inthis constructionthe openingsZO;l at the corners of the shoe may be mere slits Y which extend downwardly a portion of the distance from the lupper margins at there- '4 spective corners between adjacent side walls.

The construction according to Figures 6 and 7 aords a larger bearing surface ofthe shoe on the floor and also affords a moreattractive appearance."

either form, may be any'desired size and further, that the shoe may be made of any desired shape in plan to fit furniture legs of different sizes and shapes.

It is to be' understood that the shoe, of

The shoe of either formation provides a very inexpensive, attractive,` convenient, serviceable and durable glide attachment for legs of'desks and the like.

l claimas my invention: c 1. A.glide Vshoe for use on an object, comprising a bottom and inwardly sloping walls adapted to frictionally engage and be held in contact with the wallsy of the object,y adjacent walls of the shoe being separated in their)l upper portions by corner slots or'notches which notches normally are of greater width atv their lower thanl at' their upper ends. j 2.- Aglide shoe for furniture legs and the like, comprising abottom and walls therefV 

